How Many People Are Named Opie?
An estimated 450 people in the United States have the first name Opie. It is used for both genders, with 87.3% male. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Opie peaked in popularity in 2022 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Opie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Opie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
450
About 1 in 761,676 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.3% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2022
50 births
Total Registered
777
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Opie
Opie is predominantly male (87.3%), though 99 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Opie as a male name
Ranked #3,191 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (50 births)
Opie as a female name
Ranked #5,254 in 1928
5 female births in 1928
Peak: 1917 (15 births)
Opie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Opie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 214 babies were registered. Opie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Opie by Decade
How has Opie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Opie by State
Birth registrations for Opie span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Arkansas, West Virginia, Tennessee. The lowest are in Ohio, California, Tennessee. On average, about 10 Opies were registered per state.
Opie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Opie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Opie
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Opie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Opie?
We estimate approximately 450 people named Opie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 761,676 Americans share this first name.
Is Opie a common name?
Opie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 777 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Opie most popular?
Opie reached peak popularity in 2022, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Opie is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Opie a male name?
Opie is predominantly male. 87.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Opie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Opie Smith, Opie Johnson, Opie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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